Factor structure of the group engagement measure

Social Work Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 107-118

  Macgowan, Mark J ^a   Newman, Frederick L ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Engagement; Group process; Group work; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746056061     PISSN: 10705309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/swr/29.2.107     Document Type: Article

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